Post Date November, 16 2024
Urethral infection is generally divided into upper urinary tract infection and lower urinary tract infection. The methods of bacterial invasion include bloody infection, ascending infection and descending infection. Most of the women have upward infection, which is because the female urethra is straight and short, and the bacteria can easily go up to the bladder to cause infection. In addition, the external orifice of the female urethra is close to the vaginal orifice and anus, and is easily contaminated by feces and bacteria excreted in the open channel. In addition, the ability of complete bladder discharge of elderly women is reduced, and bacteria are easy to breed in residual urine. The common clinical symptom is lower urinary tract infection, namely cystitis, which is a common and frequently occurring disease in elderly women. Its incidence rate is 8-10 times higher than that of men, so prevention is very important.
How to protect patients with urinary tract infection
Pay attention to psychosomatic regulation. The modern medical model has changed from the traditional biomedical model to the socio-psychological model, and psychotherapy has gradually received attention. The causes of urinary tract infection in the elderly are very complex, among which anger, sadness, impatience and other emotional changes can induce or aggravate urinary tract infection. If many elderly people with chronic urinary tract infection can maintain a good mood and relieve tension, their condition will be reduced and recurrence will be reduced until they are cured. Secondly, in order to strengthen the body, improve the body's defense function and reduce the chance of bacteria invading the body, we must participate in sports activities suitable for the characteristics of the elderly.
Keep the pudenda clean. The vulva is wet and has a lot of secretions, which is the place where bacteria are most likely to breed. In addition, bacteria are also the most common pathogen of urinary tract infection. Therefore, keeping the vulva clean is one of the most effective ways to prevent urinary tract infection. It is required to wash the vulva with warm water every day, or with 1:10000 potassium permanganate solution. Long male foreskin is also easy to cause urinary tract infection, and should be cleaned every day.
Strengthen diet adjustment. The elderly are more weak and have low resistance to disease, which often become the pathological basis for repeated attacks and metastasis of urinary tract infection. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen diet adjustment while giving drug treatment. During the remission period, in order to strengthen the physique and improve the immunity of the body, we should eat more kidney tonifying food, which is light, easy to digest and rich in nutrients. We should drink more light tea or boiled water, and eat some products that are beneficial to qi, detoxification and diuresis, such as mung bean soup, Winter melon soup, pears, etc; Eat less spinach. Because spinach contains more oxalic acid, the combination of oxalic acid and calcium can produce insoluble calcium oxalate, which is easy to form stones in patients with chronic urinary tract infection. Don't drink, quit smoking and eat spicy food. For example, pepper, garlic, spices, etc.
